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Obama may round out natl. security team next week
President Barack Obama may round out his new national security leadership team next week, with a nomination for defense secretary expected and a pick ...
Electoral College count affirms Obama's win
Congress made the obvious official on Friday. President Barack Obama has been re-elected. In a joint session, Congress formally certified that Obama ...
Obama '08 campaign fined $375,000 by FEC
President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign has been fined $375,000 by the Federal Election Commission for reporting violations related to a set of ...
FDA proposes sweeping new food safety rules
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more ...
Congress approves $9.7 billion in Sandy flood aid
The new Congress on Friday rushed out $9.7 billion to help pay flood insurance claims to 115,000 people and businesses afflicted by Superstorm Sandy, ...
Army Corps tamps down barge worries on Mississippi
Efforts taken to keep a crucial stretch of the drought-starved Mississippi River open to barge traffic should be sufficient to avert a shipping ...
US factory orders unchanged in November
U.S. companies boosted their orders in November for manufactured goods that reflect investment plans even though total orders were unchanged for the ...
Gay marriage supporters look to next session
With a vote to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois looking less likely to happen in the next few days, supporters of marriage equality are looking ...
Steady US hiring expected last month despite cliff
U.S. employers likely kept hiring last month at a modest but steady pace, despite tense negotiations that pushed the economy to the brink of the ...
Obama's Hawaii vacation: Day 2
How President Barack Obama spent the second day of his holiday vacation in Hawaii on Thursday: — GYM: Obama had a morning workout at Marine Corps Base ...
US job market resilient despite budget fight
The U.S. job market showed resilience in three reports Thursday, suggesting it may be able to withstand a federal budget battle that threatens more ...
More fiscal clashes loom as new Congress opens
A new Congress opened for business Thursday to confront long-festering national problems, deficits and immigration among them, in an intensely ...
New tax law packed with breaks for businesses
Tucked into the "fiscal cliff" tax package approved by Congress are billions of dollars in tax breaks that should make the new year a lot happier for ...
US drones kill senior Taliban figure in Pakistan
An American drone strike in Pakistan has killed a top Taliban commander who sent money and fighters to battle the U.S. in Afghanistan but had a truce ...
Fiscal-cliff deal no recipe for a robust economy
Housing is rebounding. Families are shrinking debts. Europe has avoided a financial crackup. And the fiscal cliff deal has removed the most urgent ...
THE RESET: GOP leaders of new Congress face tests
Re-elected presidents know all too well that second terms can be treacherous. Returning Republican congressional leaders may find the next few years ...
Analysis: Cliff deal is another pain-free punt
Congress' hectic resolution of the "fiscal cliff" crisis is the latest in a long series of decisions by lawmakers and the White House to do less than ...
Face of the new Congress
Politically, the 113th Congress that was sworn in Thursday won't be much of a change from the less-than-stellar 112th Congress it replaces: Democrats ...
Red states, too, get health care nod from Obama
Injecting a rare shot of bipartisanship in the nation's contentious health care overhaul, the Obama administration Thursday cleared four ...
Correction: School Shooting-Teacher Pensions story
In a story Dec. 20 about public pension funds investing in gun makers, The Associated Press erroneously attributed a quote. Howard Goldman, spokesman ...
Survey: US employers add 215K jobs in December
A private survey shows U.S. businesses sharply increased hiring in December, helped by a surge of new construction jobs to help rebuild from ...
Michele Norris takes new role at NPR after break
NPR says Michele Norris is returning to the network in a new role after a leave of absence from the afternoon news show "All Things Considered.
Futures off as Congress heads for another showdown
U.S. stock futures slipped Thursday with some retailers posting lackluster sales for December and a new fight looming in Congress.
NJ Gov. Christie blasts Boehner, Republicans
Gov. Chris Christie's blunt talk has long been one of his hallmarks. But Christie, who has verbally tangled with many, showed Wednesday he's willing ...
Big crowd, but not a record, seen for inauguration
Oscar Moreno doesn't want to miss this presidential inauguration, even if it won't be the history-making event that drew 1.8 million people in 2009.